Batting Highest Career Batting Average - South Africa

Highest averages in 2020s in Tests - South Africa

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
T Bavuma	2020-2025	25	45	6	1896	172	48.61	3783	50.11	3	12	3	196	12
RD Rickelton	2022-2025	13	23	3	793	259	39.65	1506	52.65	2	1	1	92	7
PWA Mulder	2020-2025	21	34	4	1156	367*	38.53	1982	58.32	3	1	4	138	17
D Elgar	2020-2024	26	48	2	1681	185	36.54	3210	52.36	2	10	3	235	1
DG Bedingham	2023-2025	15	26	3	828	110	36.00	1228	67.42	1	4	2	91	17
AK Markram	2020-2025	28	51	2	1666	136	34.00	2931	56.84	4	7	2	238	8
T de Zorzi	2023-2025	15	27	1	816	177	31.38	1493	54.65	2	3	3	80	10
K Verreynne	2021-2025	29	45	6	1196	136*	30.66	2097	57.03	4	3	4	123	14
HE van der Dussen	2020-2022	17	30	2	848	98	30.28	2120	40.00	-	5	3	95	4
T Stubbs	2024-2025	12	22	1	596	122	28.38	1248	47.75	2	2	2	48	9
KD Petersen	2021-2024	14	25	-	704	82	28.16	1477	47.66	-	4	-	86	0
M Jansen	2021-2025	19	29	5	518	84*	21.58	1035	50.04	-	3	3	71	5
KA Maharaj	2020-2025	32	48	1	756	84	16.08	1239	61.01	-	5	10	87	16
K Rabada	2020-2025	32	50	10	516	71	12.90	855	60.35	-	1	11	54	14
A Nortje	2020-2023	16	27	6	135	28*	6.42	424	31.83	-	-	8	20	0
L Ngidi	2020-2025	15	22	7	82	19	5.46	189	43.38	-	-	6	11	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Ireland vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Ireland in Bangladesh 1st Test, Nov 11-15, 2025 [Test # 2605 - Live]
>> 338/1 (85.0 ov, Mahmudul Hasan Joy 169*, Mominul Haque 80*, AR McBrine 0/93) - Stumps

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Only Test, Oct 20-22, 2025 [Test # 2604]